of cincinnati



March 5, 1929.

5. J. JOHNSON 1,704,680

GARMENT BAG Filed Oct. 26, 1927 Patented Mar. 5, 1929.

"UNITED STATES v morass PATENT OFFICE;

SAMUEL J. JOHNSON, OI CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO'THE SEINSHEIMER PAPER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

GARMENT BAG.

Application filed October 26, 1927. Serial No. 228,922.

This invention relates to improvements in garment bags and is particularly directed to a reinforced construction at the upper hanger containing end of the bag.

Garment bags of the type herein concerned are constructed of aper and are shaped at the upper end to t over and enclose the conventional garment supporting hanger providing a central orifice or neck portion and shoulder edges inclined down-' wardly from the orifice. The hook of the hanger is adapted to protrude through the orifice enabling the enclosed garments to be hung by the engagement of the hook over 16 any suitable point. The bag material has a tendency during handling, when the bag is hanging over the clothing and hanger to split from the point of the orifice, enlarging the same and decreasing the protective cov- 20 ering efficiency of the bag.

It is the object of this invention to reinforce the bag by folding and lapping the material at the upper bag end to provide double thickness at the point of bag suspension around the neck portion or hook orifice,

the folding and lapping of the material producing a strap of quadruple material thickness attached to and extending from one side of the front face of the bag and split to encircle the orifice in double thickness and thence secured to the opposite side of the bag face.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which:

' Figure 1 is a front view of the improved garment bag.

Figure 2 is an intermediate step in the 40 construction of a bag, illustrating a cuff formed on the tubular bag length prior to folding over of the corners.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of the upper improved portion of the bag.v

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44, Figure 3, showing the cuff in section at the orifice.

Referring to the drawings, the bag is indicated generally at 1, being formed from a single piece of material, preferably paper.

A tube is formed by overlapping and pasting the material longitudinally along its length indicated at 2, the tube being flattened and creased as at 3. A cuf'l 4 is formed around the upper end of the flattened tube,

the rear side 5 of the bag extending slightly above the opposite side to forwardly expose a marginal portion 6 of the rear side 2. The cuff is shown turned to the outside but may be turned to the inside and serve the purpose of reinforcement equally well. The cufi' 4: may or may not be adhesively secured on its underside, depending on the manner of initially forming the cuff.

As shown in Figure 2, adhesive is applied to the forward cuff face and to the extending inner margin of the rear side of the bag. The tube upper corners are then lapped over and folded from a point centrally of the up per tube end and adhesively attached to the face of the bag or tube providing the inclined shoulder edges 7 and the centrally located aperture 8.

By this extended arrangement of the upper margin of the bag rear side it is provided that both the front and rear cuffs are secured to the face of the bag when the corners are lapped over enabling the lapped over portions to be securely fastened down and both front and rear cuff secured. The

bag is thus reinforced around the orifice tube end, a reinforcing strap of quadruple thickness is provided and attached across the face of the bag, and double thickness provided around the orifice.

An opening for the insertion of garments into the bag may be of anysuitable construction and may be located at either the base or side of the bag, the opening being at the base 9 in the particular form illustrated.

By this method of reinforcing the suspension point of the bag it is made possible to use a fairly light grade of paper, or if a heavy grade is used the additional strength would be in proportion.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A garment bag formed from an open end flattened tube, the upper corners of the tube lapped forwardly lB Vl11g a centrally located hanger hock receiving orifice, the tube initially having a cuff formed at its upper end and the rear Wall of the tube extending up beyond the front Wall forwardly exposing a margin of the rear wall for adhesively securing both wells to the face 5 of the bag when the-corners are lapped over and the cuff thereby surrounding the orifice and reinforcing the same. i

2. A garment bag construction comprising, a tubular body having a cuff formed on 10 its upper end, the upper corners of said body folded to leave a central unfolded portion constituting a hanger hook receiving point.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name.

SAMUEL J. JOHNSON. 

